All articles by Will Hurrell – Page 7
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MipTV 09: Hot Picks: Kids
The children's TV market is arguably the most competitive of all and broadcasters will be hunting as hard as ever for the next playground hit.
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FME buys 20% share of Wide-Eyed
Wide-Eyed Entertainment, the CGI-specialist indie set up by Impossible Pictures founder Jasper James, has sold a 20% stake in the company to Fremantle Media Enterprises (FME).
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Features
The Buyer: Jeff Ford
Jeff Ford is Five's managing director, digital channels and acquisitions.
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News Q&A: Steve Macallister
Steve Macallister is managing director of BBC Worldwide sales and distribution.
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Mentorn cuts to chase in cop show ‘coup' for Fox
Mentorn USA has been commissioned by US cable network Fox Reality Channel to make a “high adrenaline” police car chase series.
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Mediaset to make pilot of RDF's Perfect Recall
Channel 4 daytime quiz Perfect Recall is being remade for a foreign market for the first time after RDF Rights sold the format to Mediaset in Italy.
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Living plans Jade tribute
Living will kick off a two-part tribute to Jade Goody this Thursday at 9pm.
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Henry to be Horrid in Sweden
Novel Entertainment has secured a number of new deals for its CITV kids series Horrid Henry, including a sale to Swedish terrestrial channel SVT1.
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ShineReveille to sell US reality romance shows
Distributor ShineReveille International has picked up a raft of network and cable programming from the US, including a reality series for CBS from the duo behind Project Runway.
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RDF fights slump by funding format pilot
RDF Rights has begun fully funding pilots from its parent RDF Media Group as broadcaster funding dries up.
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Parthenon brings Armageddon to globe
Producer and distributor Parthenon Entertainment has acquired the global rights to a documentary series on extinction currently airing on Animal Planet in the US.
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Eleventh Hour comes for Living
Living has acquired Jerry Bruckheimer-produced crime drama Eleventh Hour from Warner Bros International.
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Belgium to Come Dine With Me
Channel 4 cookery format Come Dine with Me is continuing to cook up a treat around the world with a new version being made for Belgian broadcaster RTL-TVI.
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DRG swings Gorilla Media deal
The Digital Rights Group (DRG) has signed an exclusive first-look deal with Gorilla Media, a recently-formed factual production company based in Toronto.
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Cineflix signs first US primetime network deal
Distributor Cineflix International has picked up the global rights to ABC series Border Security USA, marking the first time it has acquired a US primetime network programme.
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Ex-BBCW exec joins DRG
Distributor Digital Rights Group (DRG) has appointed a former BBC Worldwide exec to the newly created post of chief creative officer, entertainment.
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Ratings
Dramas are a hit for ITV1
Despite ITV1's dismal annual results, its drama output seems to be in good shape.
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Features
The Buyer: Preena Bhatia
Preena Bhatia is head of acquisitions and planning for international kids channel JimJam